Anthony Caro's 2011 Met Roof Exhibition Revisited Following His Death
On October 24, 2013, Sir Anthony Caro, a prominent British sculptor, passed away in London at the age of 89. In his honor, artcritical shared a review by Karen Gover from 2011, highlighting Caro's outdoor exhibition "Anthony Caro on the Roof," which took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden in New York City from April 26 to October 30, 2011. This exhibition showcased five significant steel sculptures, including Midday (1960) and End Up (2010). Caro, who initially worked as an assistant to Henry Moore, was a pioneer in abstract welded metal sculptures. Critic Michael Fried commended the formal self-sufficiency of Caro's art. Odalisque was part of the Met's collection, while other pieces were borrowed.
Key facts
- Sir Anthony Caro died on October 24, 2013, in London at age 89.
- A 2011 rooftop exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art featured five of Caro's sculptures from 1960 to 2010.
- The exhibition ran from April 26 to October 30, 2011, at 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
- Caro was a pioneering British sculptor known for abstract welded steel works starting in the early 1960s.
- The rooftop setting above Central Park emphasized perspectival shifts in viewing his ground-level sculptures.
- Sculptures included Midday (1960), After Summer (1968), Odalisque (1984), Blazon (1987-90), and End Up (2010).
- Caro began his career as an assistant to Henry Moore and was influenced by contemporaries like Kenneth Noland and Frank Stella.
- He had the first exhibition by a living sculptor at London's National Gallery.
Entities
Artists
- Sir Anthony Caro
- Karen Gover
- David Cohen
- Kenneth Noland
- Frank Stella
- Henry Moore
- Clement Greenberg
- Michael Fried
- Ken Johnson
Institutions
- artcritical
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- The Independent
- National Gallery
- New York Times
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- New York City
- United States
- Central Park